The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page
350 Pages
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Release Date: January 24, 2023
Fiction (Adult), General Fiction (Adult), Storytelling, Family Dynamics, British
Janice is a cleaner and her husband says the word like it’s dirty. One day while cleaning a customer’s house, she is offered another cleaning position for an older woman. The day she arrives at Mrs. B’s home she doesn’t think she will take the job. The woman is cranky, and the house is closed to be a hoarding house with stacks everywhere. After a conversation, she realizes the fire inside the woman is worth the work. Janice has found another storyteller.
The story has a steady pace, the characters are developed, and it is written in the third person point of view. Janice’s character grows throughout the story especially as she spends more time with Mrs. B. Janice’s husband is a user and a despicable person. I had a feeling how the story would end but was surprised when I was wrong. If you like dramas about dysfunctional family dynamics, you will enjoy this book.
